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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4301719 | Separating citrus peel into albedo and flavedo components Citrus peels discharged from a juice extractor are first comminuted with water to form a slurry, and thereafter the slurry of comminuted peels and water is screened to separate from the slurry a larger particle size fraction consisting mainly of the flave... | 11/24/1981 |
| 4287058 | Apparatus for separating liquid-solid mixtures An improved screw type apparatus for separating the liquid phase from a solid-liquid mixture includes a conveyor screw and a discharge housing that includes an imperforate cylindrical wall which surrounds the downstream end of the screw tube and has a dis... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4286426 | Vibratory fruit harvester A harvesting apparatus for plants grown in rows, such as grapes, includes a vehicle having a support frame of an inverted U-shape and a shaker frame that also has an inverted U-shape and that is pivotally mounted to the vehicle support frame about a singl... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4285136 | Wheel clamp A wheel clamp for mounting a wheel aligning tool on a wheel rim and in a plane parallel to that of the wheel rim is disclosed. A lower bracket, a center sliding bracket and an upper clamping bracket are all mounted on a pair of parallel rods. The lower br... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4285240 | Wheel unbalance measurement system and method An off-the-car wheel unbalance measuring system has a rotationally driven wheel mounting shaft supported in a pedestal together with a pair of force transducers mounted in the pedestal adjacent to and spaced along the shaft. The force transducers are coup... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4281933 | Apparatus for sorting fruit according to color An apparatus for sorting fruit according to its color comprising a conveyor including a plurality of individual conveyor lines, a first viewer associated with each conveyor line and positioned to observe one side of the fruit carried by the associated con... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4281764 | Sorting apparatus for potatoes and the like An improved sorting apparatus for separating loose debris, rocks and clods of dirt from root crops such as potatoes includes a channelizing conveyor, a take-away conveyor having an inlet end positioned below the discharge end of the channelizing conveyor,... | 08/04/1981 |
| 4279118 | Fruit harvesting machine with bin filling system An improved fruit harvester, including a self-propelled main frame with means for grasping a fruit tree and inducing vibration in the fruit tree so that fruit will be caused to fall and a retractable collection surface which extends beneath the tree to ga... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4269015 | Apparatus for packaging articles in a wire-bound box assembly An apparatus for packaging cartons in a wire-bound box assembly includes a folding assembly which supports the unassembled box in a horizontally positioned blank, a shuttle platform which is loaded with a number of cartons and the end boards of the box as... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4257218 | Harvester for vegetable crops such as tomatoes or the like An improved direct-loading crop harvester is disclosed as having a single rotating disc which supports the front end of a pickup conveyor which is pivotally attached to the main frame of the harvester. The disc is provided with a plurality of broad teeth ... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4254911 | Self-propelled irrigation system A rotary irrigation system comprises a length of irrigation tubing formed by interconnected pipe sections and having sprinkler heads spaced along the length thereof, which tubing is connected at one end to a fixed upstanding water supply pipe and which is... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4232705 | Automatic rotary irrigation system A rotary irrigation system comprised of an interconnected string of pipe sections having sprinkler heads spaced along the length thereof, which string is connected at one end to a fixed upstanding water supply pipe and which is connected at the other end ... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4203633 | Reduced noise producing idler wheel A high speed tracked vehicle has a sprocket extending from each side thereof coupled to an engine through which driving power is supplied to each of a pair of driving tracks. The driving tracks are supported on either side of the vehicle hull by an idler ... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4194432 | Apparatus for maximizing the firing field of a rotatable gun An armored vehicle is provided with a gun mounted upon its top deck which gun is capable of rotation through 360° C. about a vertical axis. The gun is also simultaneously elevatable through an angle of about 70°. Located upon the deck are a plurality of... | 03/25/1980 |
| 4192074 | On the fly run-out correction for vehicle alignment In a wheel alignment system, the error caused by run-out of the axis of a fixture that is clamped to the wheel and mounts gravity stabilized inclination sensors is corrected by continuously providing fixture axis inclination signals during rotation of the... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4171263 | Pressurized oxygenation of sewage An activated sludge sewage treatment process which includes a mixed liquor tank and a pressure vessel much smaller in size than said mixed liquor tank. At least a portion of the influent to said tank is directed to the pressure vessel where oxygen is diss... | 10/16/1979 |
| 4165551 | Rotary brush roll construction A rotary brush includes a generally cylindrical, sheet metal core having fittings arranged to be inserted into both ends thereof for the reception of conventional brush drive means, e.g., a rotating drive shaft adapted to extend through the core or stub s... | 08/28/1979 |
| 4130362 | Apparatus for determining steering positions of the front wheels of a vehicle An electro-optical apparatus for determining, during caster angle measurement procedures, when the front wheels of a vehicle have been turned into a first desired steering position oriented in one rotative direction from a "straight-ahead" position and ha... | 12/19/1978 |
| 4129230 | Tablet dispenser A self-enclosed tablet dispenser for dispensing tablets into liquid-filled containers, such as swimming pools, including a first tube to hold the tablets, a base connected to the first tube with a horizontal passageway in which a plunger slidably reciproc... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4129068 | Citrus slicing apparatus A citrus slicing machine wherein a whole peeled citrus fruit (e.g., a grapefruit) is placed on an upright spindle with its core oriented in a vertical direction. A plurality of uniformly circumferentially spaced blades, which are mounted on an overlying h... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4125986 | Bagging apparatus A bag at a filling station is automatically filled with loose fruit, such as apples, while the mouth of the bag is held open by a pair of finger gripping assemblies. Upon the conclusion of the filling operation the finger gripping assemblies, which are mo... | 11/21/1978 |
| 4097157 | Vehicle wheel aligner for measuring front wheel toe with respect to the rear wheel axis of rotation A light projector mounted on a front wheel of a vehicle provides a pair of light beams. The first light beam is projected to a roof mirror mounted on an adjacent rear wheel and is reflected to a first target mounted with the projector on the front wheel o... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4044952 | Folding boom A foldable two-piece boom is provided with an outer boom wing pivoted about an upright axis and being slidable relative to an inner boom arm which is pivoted to a frame member for both horizontal and vertical motion. A spring and cables in a mounting mech... | 08/30/1977 |
| 3978900 | Carbonated beverage filler A filling apparatus for carbonated beverages including a filling valve connected to a beverage source under pressure and including a measuring cylinder movable into and out of a container to be filled. The measuring cylinder has a foot valve on its lower ... | 09/07/1976 |
| 3962474 | Olive stuffing method Pitted olives are stuffed with an edible food that has been dried to facilitate its handling, and the dried food is reconstituted within the pitted olives by packing the stuffed olives in an aqueous solution. Drying an edible food, such as pimiento, is ca... | 06/08/1976 |
